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Electrochemical Sensors: Technologies and Applications

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2024 | Viewed by 2538

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Qun Cao

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Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Interests: electroanalytical chemistry; carbon nanomaterials; microfabrication; nanofabrication
Dr. Elaine Robbins

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Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Interests: neurochemical sensing; tissue/device interface
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Dr. Ian Taylor

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Department of Chemistry, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 15650, USA
Interests: conductive polymer; neural interface
Dr. Ying Wang

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School of Biology & Basic Medical Science, Department of Forensic Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Interests: fast scan cyclic voltammetry; neuroscience

Special Issue Information

Daer Colleagues,

Electrochemical methods have been one of the major technologies for sensing, which enable fast and sensitive detection of a wide range of analytes. Recent advances include new electrode materials for sensing, new applications of electrochemical sensors, and the development of electrochemical methods.

This Special Issue therefore aims to collect original research and review articles on recent advances in technologies, applications, and new challenges in the field of electrochemical sensors.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

  • Electrochemical technologies;
  • Electrochemical sensers;
  • Electrochemical biosensors;
  • Electrochemical immunosensors;
  • Electrochemical gas sensors;
  • Electrode material sciences;
  • Electrode interface;
  • Wearable electrochemical sensors;
  • Fabrication methods.

Dr. Qun Cao
Dr. Elaine Robbins
Dr. Ian Taylor
Dr. Ying Wang
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Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Sensing of the Kinetic Parameters of Engineered Enzymes
by Adriána Dusíková, Timea Baranová, Ján Krahulec, Olívia Dakošová, Ján Híveš, Monika Naumowicz and Miroslav Gál
Sensors 2024, 24(8), 2643; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24082643 - 20 Apr 2024
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The study presents a promising approach to enzymatic kinetics using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to assess fundamental parameters of modified enteropeptidases. Traditional methods for determining these parameters, while effective, often lack versatility and convenience, especially under varying environmental conditions. The use of EIS [...] Read more.
The study presents a promising approach to enzymatic kinetics using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to assess fundamental parameters of modified enteropeptidases. Traditional methods for determining these parameters, while effective, often lack versatility and convenience, especially under varying environmental conditions. The use of EIS provides a novel approach that overcomes these limitations. The enteropeptidase underwent genetic modification through the introduction of single amino acid modifications to assess their effect on enzyme kinetics. However, according to the one-sample t-test results, the difference between the engineered enzymes and hEKL was not statistically significant by conventional criteria. The kinetic parameters were analyzed using fluorescence spectroscopy and EIS, which was found to be an effective tool for the real-time measurement of enzyme kinetics. The results obtained through EIS were not significantly different from those obtained through traditional fluorescence spectroscopy methods (p value >> 0.05). The study validates the use of EIS for measuring enzyme kinetics and provides insight into the effects of specific amino acid changes on enteropeptidase function. These findings have potential applications in biotechnology and biochemical research, suggesting a new method for rapidly assessing enzymatic activity. Full article
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Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Cu2+ and Zn2+ in Pig Farm Wastewater
by Jia-Xin Du, Yang-Hao Ma, Said Nawab and Yang-Chun Yong
Sensors 2024, 24(8), 2475; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24082475 - 12 Apr 2024
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In recent years, the rapid development of pig farming has led to a large quantity of heavy metal-polluted wastewater. Thus, it was desirable to develop a simple heavy metal detection method for fast monitoring of the wastewater from the pig farms. Therefore, there [...] Read more.
In recent years, the rapid development of pig farming has led to a large quantity of heavy metal-polluted wastewater. Thus, it was desirable to develop a simple heavy metal detection method for fast monitoring of the wastewater from the pig farms. Therefore, there was an urgent need to develop a simple method for rapidly detecting heavy metal ions in pig farm wastewater. Herein, a simple electrochemical method for simultaneous detection of Cu2+ and Zn2+ was developed and applied to pig farm wastewater. With a glassy carbon electrode and anodic stripping voltammetry, simultaneous detection of Cu2+ and Zn2+ in water was achieved without the need for complicated electrode modification. Furthermore, it was found that the addition of Cd2+ can enhance the response current of the electrode to Zn2+, which increased the signal by eight times. After systematic optimization, the limit of detection (LOD) of 9.3 μg/L for Cu2+ and 45.3 μg/L for Zn2+ was obtained. Finally, it was successfully applied for the quantification of Cu2+ and Zn2+ with high accuracy in pig farm wastewater. This work provided a new and simple solution for fast monitoring of the wastewater from pig farms and demonstrated the potential of electrochemical measurement for application in modern animal husbandry. Full article
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Polarization Conforms Performance Variability in Amorphous Electrodeposited Iridium Oxide pH Sensors: A Thorough Surface Chemistry Investigation
by Paul Marsh, Mao-Hsiang Huang, Xing Xia, Ich Tran, Plamen Atanassov and Hung Cao
Sensors 2024, 24(3), 962; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030962 - 01 Feb 2024
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Electrodeposited amorphous hydrated iridium oxide (IrOx) is a promising material for pH sensing due to its high sensitivity and the ease of fabrication. However, durability and variability continue to restrict the sensor’s effectiveness. Variation in probe films can be seen in both performance [...] Read more.
Electrodeposited amorphous hydrated iridium oxide (IrOx) is a promising material for pH sensing due to its high sensitivity and the ease of fabrication. However, durability and variability continue to restrict the sensor’s effectiveness. Variation in probe films can be seen in both performance and fabrication, but it has been found that performance variation can be controlled with potentiostatic conditioning (PC). To make proper use of this technique, the morphological and chemical changes affecting the conditioning process must be understood. Here, a thorough study of this material, after undergoing PC in a pH-sensing-relevant potential regime, was conducted by voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Fitting of XPS data was performed, guided by raw trends in survey scans, core orbitals, and valence spectra, both XPS and UPS. The findings indicate that the PC process can repeatably control and conform performance and surface bonding to desired calibrations and distributions, respectively; PC was able to reduce sensitivity and offset ranges to as low as ±0.7 mV/pH and ±0.008 V, respectively, and repeat bonding distributions over ~2 months of sample preparation. Both Ir/O atomic ratios (shifting from 4:1 to over 4.5:1) and fitted components assigned hydroxide or oxide states based on the literature (low-voltage spectra being almost entirely with suggested hydroxide components, and high-voltage spectra almost entirely with suggested oxide components) trend across the polarization range. Self-consistent valence, core orbital, and survey quantitative trends point to a likely mechanism of ligand conversion from hydroxide to oxide, suggesting that the conditioning process enforces specific state mixtures that include both theoretical Ir(III) and Ir(IV) species, and raising the conditioning potential alters the surface species from an assumed mixture of Ir species to more oxidized Ir species. Full article
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Carbon Paste Electrodes Surface-Modified with Surfactants: Principles of Surface Interactions at the Interface between Two Immiscible Liquid Phases
by Ivan Švancara and Milan Sýs
Sensors 2023, 23(24), 9891; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23249891 - 18 Dec 2023
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Carbon paste electrodes ex-situ modified with different surfactants were studied using cyclic voltammetry with two model redox couples, namely hexaammineruthenium (II)/(III) and hexacyanoferrate (II)/(III), in 0.1 mol L−1 acetate buffer (pH 4), 0.1 mol L−1 phosphate buffer (pH 7), and 0.1 [...] Read more.
Carbon paste electrodes ex-situ modified with different surfactants were studied using cyclic voltammetry with two model redox couples, namely hexaammineruthenium (II)/(III) and hexacyanoferrate (II)/(III), in 0.1 mol L−1 acetate buffer (pH 4), 0.1 mol L−1 phosphate buffer (pH 7), and 0.1 mol L−1 ammonia buffer (pH 9) at a scan rate ranging from 50 to 500 mV s−1. Distinct effects of pH, ionic strength, and the composition of supporting media, as well as of the amount of surfactant and its accumulation at the electrode surface, could be observed and found reflected in changes of double-layer capacitance and electrode kinetics. It has been proved that, at the two-phase interface, the presence of surfactants results in elctrostatic interactions that dominate in the transfer of model substances, possibly accompanied also by the effect of erosion at the carbon paste surface. The individual findings depend on the configurations investigated, which are also illustrated on numerous schemes of the actual microstructure at the respective electrode surface. Finally, principal observations and results are highlighted and discussed with respect to the future development and possible applications of sensors based on surfactant-modified composited electrodes. Full article
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